Toy



April 1935- E, R. GULDEN 1,997,461

TOY

Filed Dec. 18, 1933 INVE N T 0R 7 Edmund 2?. Guide,

ATTORNEYS Panama Apr. 9,. 1.935 r e r 1 997 451,:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 11;} Y

. e TOY Edmund RlGulden, Gladstone, Minn. Application December 18, 1933,.Serial No. 792,944 l 2 Glaims. (01. 272-65) 9 t t 1 The present invention relates to a childs toy," l9 and 20. A pair of'loopsll and 22 are secured and more particularly to a combined riding and in position by meansof bolts 23 to bind the spring bobbing toy with adjustable means'for accom- E8 to a second leaf spring 24 which is securely modating children of different weights. fastened by means of a strip 25 to .the longitudi- An object of thepresent inventionis to make nal base member I, the lower end26 of the 5 an improved and simplified childs toy. f spring 24 fitting intola recess in the well 5 to In order to attain this object, there is pro secure the leaf spring 24 in position. vided, inaccordance with one feature of the in- A transversefoot support 2'! is carried by the vention, a supportingframe havinga spring arm lower loop 22 so that a childmay rest its feet thereon, the free end of said spring arm having on thisfoot piece 2"! while operatingthe mech- 1o a seat adjustably mounted thereon. A bobbing anism. i element is mounted in a. well in front of the In use a child seats itself on the seat i5,grasps spring supported seat and is connected by an the handle i1 and rests its feet on the foot piece operating cord to the seat so that on operation 27, and, by moving its body up and down or back of the toy the bobbing element 'will ride up and andforth, the seat i5 is caused to bob up and 15 down in the well in viewof a child seated on the down against the resilient action of the springs 1 device. r i r i w 24 and I8. Thecord 9 on a downward movement These and other features of the invention will of the seat l5 permits the weight of the bobbing be more'fully brought outin the following deelementii to draw the cord 9 downwardly into script-ion and the accompanying drawing, Wherethe well, dropping the bobbing element 3 and 20 in: i i I when theresilient action of the springs 24 and I8 Figure 1 is a plan view of the device embody-' return the seat i5 upwardly, the cord 9 is drawn ing' the present invention. w with it to move. the, bobbing element 8 upwardly Figure 2 is a side View of thedevice'shown in in the Well.- I

. Figure i1 and i To adjust the spring tension, if it is desired to 25 Figure 3 is an end view of said device. increase the resiliency of the'seat action, the bolts Referring to the drawing in detaiha longi- 23 may be loosened to release the loops 2! and 22 tudinal frame member I, which may be of wood, nd Spring y then be d outwardly has artransverse rear frame member 2 fixedly a o thewell 5 i e e len of r 30 secured thereto, supporting. knobs 3 and 4 being the spring actionn Asthe child grows older, or 30 provided at the outer ends of said transverse if it is to be used by a heavier c ild, the bolts 23 frame member 2. A rectangular well 5 is fixedly .may be loosenedto free the loops 2| and 22 and secured transversely of the forward end of the he Sp "3 y th e S i w toward longitudinal frame member I and knobsfi andl fthe well 5 to stifien the spring action. Thus full i. are provided on the lowerendof the well'to supadiusta ty f th me a sm s p vi d. for 35- v port the device. i the extreme difference in weights of which the 1 I A bobbing element 8 is mounted for free, sliddevice is capable. e it able movement in the well 5, and is here shown mechanism is p e j e in as comprising a representation of a clown. tion, and the fact that the connection between 40 An. operating cord 9 passes over a pulley l0 theseat 5flandthe bobb e e is 00114 40 mounted on the upper edge ofjthe rear of th cealed fromthe child; lends anelement 'of mewell, the cord 9 passing around a pulley, II at chanical mystery in the mind of the child which the lower end of the rear wall of the well and greatly enhancesits app h m 50 a around a pulley I: mounted below the longitudi if a dire were to be made, for

nal frame member. I, thecord then passing freely stance, ona spring supported, vertically slidable. 45

f through an opening I3 drilled in the frame mem b element, as has been Previously done in I her I. "I'hecord isconnected to a fastening older constructions. I i member Mina seat memberl5. r Iclaim; g

i This seat element is preferably saddle shaped, 1- In a d vi e of th a described, a as shown, and may have a representation such base element, a1eaf D fi y cu ere- 50' as the head of a horse [6 mounted on the forto: a having an end thereof prejeetihg freely ward end thereof, with a transverse hand grip therefrom, a seat element having a leaf spring member ll mounted therein. The seat I5 .is secured thereto and projecting outwardly theremounted on a leaf spring I8 being fixedly sefrom, said seat spring element and said base cured in position thereon by means of the bolts .spring I element being secured together for adg Y 9 justment longitudinally to vary the spring tension on said seat.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a spring supported seat, a bobbing elemernt mounted forwardly of said seat; to be visible by an operator riding on said seat, a cord connected to said seat, pulleys mounted intermediate of said seat and said bobbing element, said cord passing around said pulleys and being connected to said bobbing element to operate said bobbing element on an actuation of said seat.

EDMUND R; GULDEN. 

